title: [Inguinal hernia in childhood].
abstract: The paper reviews the current methods of surgery for inguinal hernia in children. This is a relatively common pathology but there is still no consensus regarding the most important aspects, namely "who" should be operated, "why", "when", "what methods should be used", and "what results are achieved" The excellent outcome in addition to the rarity of relapse in cases of uncomplicated hernia, opposed to emergency operations due to strangulation which are accompanied by a significant rate of mortality, justify, with rare exceptions, early intervention once the diagnosis has been confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia Chirurgica, Università di Modena.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Saviano
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: L'ernia inguinale in età pediatrica.